Chilcot inquiry: Lawyers expose pressure to give green light for war

oreign secretary resisted legal advice on invasion of Iraq
- Attorney general's advice not sought until eleventh hour

While Jack Straw, then foreign secretary, was roundly dismissing the unanimous advice of his top lawyers that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal, officials in Downing Street were strongly resisting similar unwelcome advice, this time from Lord Goldsmith, the attorney general.

Previously classified documents released today at the Chilcot inquiry offer a rare, perhaps unprecedented, insight into manoeuvring at the heart of government about one of the most serious issues to confront ministers – whether to go to war, and the lawfulness of it.

Read more >> | The Guardian

See also >> | Lord Goldsmith
See also >> | Straw's clash with lawyers laid bare at Iraq inquiry - BBC News

Labels: Irak crisis, Irak onderzoek, Iraq Inquiry Chilcot, United Kingdom

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